Why is my capture card showing a black screen?

If your capture card is not displaying your inputs (i.e. black screen), here are several things to try: If you have a USB, Thunderbolt, or Firewire capture card, try reconnecting the card to refresh the encoder. Ensure the drivers for the capture card are up-to-date and compatible with your encoding computer.

How do I fix OBS black screen in game capture or display capture?

Fix 2: Switch OBS’s GPU

1. Run NVIDIA Control Panel and select Manage 3D settings.
2. Click Browse and navigate to OBS.exe.
3. Choose “High-performance NVIDIA processor” and click Apply.
4. Close the NVIDIA Control Panel and restart OBS to see if the black screen problem is fixed or not.

Why are my OBS recordings black?

1. At least one of your audio devices has a sample rate that doesn’t match the rest. This can result in audio drift over time or sound distortion. Check your audio devices in Windows settings (both Playback and Recording) and ensure the Default Format (under Advanced) is consistent.

How do I get rid of the black screen on OBS?

Make sure that you follow them according to your case.

1. Right-click anywhere on your screen and select NVIDIA Control Panel.
2. Once in the control panel, navigate to Manage 3D settings and click on Program Settings.
3. Once in program settings, select the OBS display capture.

Why does my OBS display capture not working?

Make sure the “App Preference” is set to “Classic App” and click browse. Go to “Local Disk C” > “Program Files” > “obs-studio” > “bin” > and finally “64bit”. To make OBS capture your desktop, select the “Power Saving” option, and click “Save”. Finally, restart OBS and your problem should be solved.

How do I fix display capture not working in Streamlabs OBS?

Follow these simple steps to fix your game capture source not working:

1. Delete the capture source, restart Streamlabs Desktop as administrator, and re-add the source.
2. Right click the shortcut on your desktop and select “Run as Administrator”
3. Have Streamlabs Desktop installed in Program Files (default install location).

How do I get my capture card to work?

Connect one end of an HDMI cable to the HDMI port on the GPU and the other into the IN port of the capture card. Take the second HDMI cable, and plug it into the HDMI OUT port of the capture card before connecting the other end to the TV or monitor. Connect the capture card to the PC via a USB cable. Run the software.